As this box is to carry a phone to tell people’s life stories, it is appropriate that there should be a story about me. So here it is:

I started life in central western Queensland many years ago as a seed being carried along a water course by the annual monsoon rains and was deposited in a crack in the soil where I germinated and started my life as a tree.

Life was very tough having to endure the searing heat of summer with large downfalls of torrential rain, to be followed up by long spells of dry and windy weather. However, I managed to survive, although it was difficult to grow very big and I was quite small compared to my cousins further east near the sea.

I endured many years of struggle with all sorts of creatures from the animal world using me: goannas using me to climb up, kangaroos lying all over my roots, while cockatoos and eagles came to camp all over me.

One day a bloke from Gympie came along with a saw and took a few of my branches off. Boy was I cheesed off about that. The hide of him coming along and taking some of my best branches that had been so long to grow.

Anyway he took them back home and sawed and planed them and they finished up being nice pieces of wood.

A bloke came along from Newcastle and spied these pieces and said he wanted to buy them to do some woodworking. He asked what they called this timber and the Gympie bloke said it went by the name of Beefwood, because when it was cut along the grain and polished up it looked like a piece of rump steak after being butchered. The colour of the heartwood was a deep red brown and the edges were a yellow/white just like the fat on the meat.

The wood went back to Newcastle and a bloke named Philp was talking to this woodworker and asked if he could make a box and the quick answer was too bloody right.

So it came about that the box became the 1233 ABC Story Box and although many stories will be told from this box, it can be said that this box can tell many a story about when it was living around Winton and seeing the Min Min lights dancing in the night.

By Robin Adair (the bloke from Newcastle who made the box)

The sides of the Story Box are made of Desert Beef Wood, the ends are from desert Queensland Whitewood, the base from Western Redwood and the lid from Australian Cedar.

We found a list of the 20 best kids movies of all time, but that got us thinking… what are some movies that the whole family can enjoy that haven’t already been seen a thousand times, or that aren’t the usual suspects?

We asked for your help, and as usual, you came up with a comprehensive list which was too good not to share. Thank you to everyone who contributed!

The Ultimate List of Kids Movies The Whole Family Can Enjoy (That Haven’t Already Been Seen A Thousand Times)

Welcome to the latest edition of Aaron's Chaotic Cubicle Classics - a brief opportunity to delve into the curated mess of photos, quotes and oddities that adorn Aaron's desk. You can see where it all began over here.

This comic is actually the latest addition to the cubicle wall and I love it because it is an ancient artefact from one of my forebears with modern relevance.

Geoff Moore was the Breakfast host at 1233 (or 2NC as it was called) back in the 1970s. When the Federal government cut funding to the ABC in the most recent Budget, Geoff, who is still a listener, found this old cartoon from antiquity suggesting that cuts might force the ABC to broadcast from its Newcommen Street studios via smoke signal.

I assume it is from the Newcastle Herald but it could be from the now-defunct Sun. Does anyone know? I love it because it proves that everything changes and nothing changes.

From 10am on Saturday, Aaron Kearney's team will take on Paul Bevan's team for the Newcastle East End Treasure Hunter on Foot Challenge!

The first clue will take both teams to a location together. From there they'll split off on their competition. So where do you think this first clue is taking us?

Commerce is blind and the monster's home is no more. It was really 116 years! I hear what you might say to a horse and it will go far musically speaking. "No! How many times do I have to tell you, you say I beg your pardon."

Let us know your thoughts and tune in on Saturday to help our teams solve their clues!

Stuck above his desk, Aaron says of this piece of paper: "Someone sent me this as part of a complaint letter. I have lost the letter, but I remember it suggested I should aspire to be a mime and "shut the hell up". I imagine it was sent from someone involved in legitimate theatre.I thought it was a clever and sophisticated way to put me back in my box, so it made the wall.I have no idea who added 'blogger'. It was not me."

One of our listeners, Heath, took up the challenge last week to make music out of the morning traffic of the Hunter.

Let's go back to the beginning though. It all started last week on Ash’s Stash, when she brought you the story of Brazilian multimedia artist, Jarbas Agnelli, who was reading the newspaper when he came across this picture of a flock of birds.

Agnelli saw something that looked like a music score and so decided to try and make a song out it, using the exact location of the birds on wires as notes… and it sounds amazing.

Listener Heath thought the same could be done with traffic, so set about making a 'traffic jam' of the Hunter! Have a listen and let us know what you think.

It's that time again. Time to delve into Aaron's cubicle and see what we discover (a dangerous business I assure you). This week we've turned up coffee grind, crumpled up Agendas and some wisdom from Louis CK. (If this is going over your head, you can find the entry that started it all here.)

Of this piece, Aaron says: "This one may be slightly controversial. If you listen to the show, you will know that we consider comedian Louis CK a philosopher for the new millennium. He speaks so much sense dressed up as comedy. I love this for many reasons. It is a celebration of honesty and bravery (notice a theme emerging?), but also reminds me that just because something sounds nice, doesn’t make it true, or even okay. Loving yourself matters, of course, as does self esteem and validation in general. But in this world of post-modern relativism, there is still such a thing as a poor choice. Everyone, especially our kids, should understand this. In fact, we are doing our children and the world an enormous disservice by not teaching it. It’s funnier when Louis CK just says it, than when I explain it, but I think about it a lot. I hope you will too."

It's time for another of Aaron's Chaotic Cubicle Classics - a brief opportunity to delve into the curated mess of photos, quotes and oddities that adorn Aaron's desk. If this is going over your head, you can find the entry that started it all here.

On this cartoon, Aaron says: "I love this cartoon because it works on so many levels. There is the obvious 'misunderstanding' joke but it is also such a delightful distillation of the modern phenomenon of sharing emotions.

It is perfectly drawn, from Mike’s ponytail to the combination of bewilderment and repulsion from the other guy.

Sometimes on the Storybox, I feel like Mike. Sometimes, like the other guy."

After having a conversation about a quote stuck on the wall of Aaron's cubicle, we decided to delve a little further into the curated mess that is Aaron's desk (he calls it a 'legendary depository of fun').

Of this week's exhibit, Aaron says: "This is a cartoon that articulates something I took a long time to realise and I know I am not alone. I’ve learned that doing what others do and others expect doesn’t endear you to them or make you happy. I also use to it justify my weirdness. I don’t know its source. I wish I did. I hope the creator stayed different."

Talking to this morning's Story Box holder Tony, Aaron mentioned this quote which hangs above his desk: "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it." - Andre Gide

Turns out, Aaron's desk is a quite legendary depository of fun, philosophy and photos. And so let's begin a new and occasional blog series where we share the behind-the-scenes tidbits that we will call Aaron's Chaotic Cubicle Classics. Aaron will explain why he thinks each piece is worthy of hanging space.

The Truth:

Of this piece, Aaron says: "This succinctly summarises my attitudes about the inquiring mind, the examined life and snake oil salesman. It was one of the first ever hung in the cubicle. It has pole position above my computer but I can't actually remember when I first came across it. I suspect some old philosophy book somewhere. It reminds me to ask people about their journey to wisdom and understanding and not fall for someone who thinks they have all the answers. It also reminds me to keep searching for truth...forever."

Let me pitch you a movie idea. Think in the Full Monty or Billy Elliott genre.

There is this little suburban movie theatre that is like a blast from the past...the golden days of the silver screen... where the projectionist sells you your tickets and pours you a cup of orange makeup cordial before you head inside.

But unfortunately the power of the cineplex and the bright lights of the blockbuster meant this little cinema was a place out of economic time...and it closed its doors.

But unlike the succession of sporting teams and playhouses and other cinemas before it, this little theatre refused to die.

And seven long years after the doors closed and many others would have given it up for lost, a major movie director stepped in to save it.

What’s even cooler is – it is a true story and it is set right here in the Hunter.

The exciting final scenes happen this weekend when the Regal Cinema Birmingham Gardens re-opens its doors Saturday night.

Jo Smith from the Regal dropped by to tell us all about the work that went into re-opening the cinema.

"It's just a flesh wound.""The Dude abides.""I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.""That's what she said.""Surely, you can't be serious.""I am. And don't call me Shirley."